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D.I.Y. Street Signs

13 Apr 2010
In: Silver Lake, Street Hacks
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If you’ve driven around Los Angeles these past couple of weeks you’ll have come a across these DIY street signs with “Caution – Cycles – …
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Retrospective Facial Recognition

For any given culture what are the drivers and mechanisms for obscuring / censoring portions of content? How will the recording and pixellation of pornography …
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Boundary Markers II

The idea that its important to know whether your in the Thong Lo Police Area or the Lumphini Police Area. What does this sign imply …
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Boundary Markers I

08 Apr 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Salton Sea
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The idea that a sign can be for “official use only”. What ideas does the word ‘official’ conjure up for you? Protection? Transparency? Knowing who …
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Realities Distorted

07 Apr 2010
In: Future Perfect, Salton Sea
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Water reflection of a powerline tower above (rotated photograph above) and the full dawn scene below. Thought for today – the reflective properties of surfaces …
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OnStar Social

06 Apr 2010
In: Future Perfect, Salton Sea
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As I found out the hard way with my first summer job – the cost of putting diesel in a petrol tank is that the …
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The Transparency of Worthiness

29 Mar 2010
In: Future Perfect, Xi'an
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Straight out of college I spent 6 months signing on for unemployment benefit – breathing space before entering the job market. In the intervening years …
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Augmented Reality

29 Mar 2010
In: Future Perfect, Malibu
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This Malibu ocean view includes poles and netting to help the builders, potential buyers and neighbours understand how the landscape will change once the building …
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Debt Visibility

26 Mar 2010
In: Future Perfect, Tokyo
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To what extent is it desirable to visualise, and maintain an awareness of debt? What happens when things bought on credit by default reveal the …
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Cocooning the Cocoon

23 Mar 2010
Bangkok’s Mass Rapid Transport includes a constant stream of in-your-face TV advertisements in the carriage and on the platform. For any given context the desire …
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